Nonsinkable boat



Aug. 18, 1931. E. A. PARKER ETAL 1,319,570

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EUGENE ALLEN PAR-KER AND ROY CUTSINGER, OF 1V[ORR-ILTON, ARKANSASNoNsINKABnn emit Application filed March 23, 1931. Serial No. 524,714.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in boats andmore particularly to a boat of the non-sinkable type, particularlyadapted for use in fishing and hunting.

An important object of the invention is to provide a non-sinkable skidproviding a combination for caught fish and game, and also affordingconvenience and safety in use.

Other important objects and advantages of the invention will becomeapparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawings Figure 1 represents a top plan view of the boat in itsentirety.

Fig. 2 represents a side elevational View of the boat in its entirety.

Fig. 3 represents a top plan view of the boat with the cover boardremoved, along with the game compartment closures, and

further showing the tops of the air compartments broken away.

Fig. 4 represents a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially onthe line 4- 4 of 2 Fig. 3. v

Fig. 5 represents a side elevational view of the cover board andflooring support.

Fig. 6' represents a transverse sectional view through the boat.

Fig. 7 represents .an enlarged fragmentary detailed sectional Viewthrough one of the game compartments.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, itcan be seen that the boat construction includes the bottom 5 upon whichforward and rearward groups of air chambers are formed by thetransversely and longitudinally extending partitions 6 and 7respectively. The forward compartments are covered by the plate 8, whilethe rearward compartments are covered by the plate 9, and is apparent inFig. 2, the side walls 10 extend entirely around the boat, and is soconstructed .as to provide auxiliary air chambers 11 and at oppositesides of the rearward air compartments.

Additional air compartments 1212 are provided adjacent the intermediateportions of the boat and between these compartments 1111111615 forhingedly supportingthe closure 12-12 andthecompartmentsll+ll are thecontainers 13 having openings 14 in the bottom thereof.

Above one of'these containers 13 is the 16' which'is provided with ahandle 17. The otliencontainer 13 has a framelS arranged above the same,for supportingthe hinge pin 19 which 'swingably supports the pair of010- sures 2020.

- It will be observed, that the plate 8 as well as the bottom 5 of theboat construction tapers forwardly so that the front end of the boat ispointed.

Referring now to Figs. 6 and 7, it can be seen that mesh baskets 21 canbe disposed unto the compartments 13 and furthermore, suitable fasteningmeans 22 can be provided on the closures 20 and 16. i l V I Disposedover the forward aircompartments and extending rearwardly over therearward air compartments, is the top cover board 23 provided with thesubstantially ovate-shaped-opening 24.- at theintermediate portionthereof. This board 23 is secured to the plates 8 and 9'by bolts 25.

Depending from the board 28 into the compartments 25 between the forwardand rearward air compartments, are the U-shaped I saddles 26-26 forsupporting the slats 27 making up a flooring for supporting theoccupants.

Obviously, the occupants can sit upon the board 23 with their feetresting upon the slats 27, and a substantial number of the compartmentsof the forward and rearward groups must be punctured before the boatwill tend to sink.

Vhile theforegoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new is 1. A boatof the character described comprising a bottom,a top, a side wall, anoccupant compartment, air compartments for- Wardly and rearwardly of theoccupant compartment, and a pair of air compartments at each side of theboat and a utility receptacle between the pair of air compartments ateach side of the boat.

2. A boat of the character described comprising a bottom, a top, a sidewall, an occupant compartment, air compartments forwardly and rearwardlyof the occupant compartment, a pair of air compartments at each side ofthe boat and a utility receptacle between the pair of air compartmentsat each side of the boat, and the bottoms of the said receptacles beingperforated and mesh baskets for disposition within the said receptacles.

3. A boat of the character described comprising a plurality of aircompartments arranged in forwardly and rearwardly spaced relation toprovide an occupant compartment, a cover board for the tops ofthecompartments and provided with an opening registering with the occupantcompartment, and a platform depending from the cover board into the saidoccupant compartment.

4. A boat of the character described comprising forward and rearward aircompartments arranged in spaced relation to provide an occupantscompartment, a cover board for disposition over the air compartments,said cover board being provided with an opening therein registering withthe occupant compartment, hangers depending from the said cover boardinto the occupant compartment, and a platform in the occupantcompartment supported by the said hangers.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signa tures.

EUGENE ALLEN PARKER. ROY CUTSINGER.

